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    Alida Franciscus (The Confessions of)
    Alida Franciscus (The Confessions of)
    Alida Franciscus (The Confessions of)
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    Alida Franciscus (The Confessions of)

    By Rene Danning

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    "I was born Alida Franciscus. Franciscus after my father, a man I have never met. According to ma mère, my mother, he died in the war. I later learned there were no wars during that time. Every orphelin de père, fatherless child born in the house had heard the same story; their father’s all died in the war."
    After the death of her mother Alida is turned out of the brothel and onto the streets of Paris. Under the care of her colorful uncle Lucien Alida Franciscus makes an unorthodox journey to the United States of America where a novel and strange life awaits her. Travel with her from the place of her birth in Paris France to her new home in California and tell me, can family betrayal be forgiven? Can love be learned? Très tabou.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRene Danning
    Release dateNov 25, 2017
    ISBN9781370442379
    Alida Franciscus (The Confessions of)
    Author

    Rene Danning

    René Danning is a budding romance writer and lives with the fictitious Alida Franciscus in San Diego California.

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      Alida Franciscus (The Confessions of) - Rene Danning

      The Confessions of a Proverbial Prude

      Alida Franciscus

      By René Danning

      Alida Franciscus makes an unorthodox journey to the United States of America accompanied by her colorful uncle Lucien.

      Travel with her from the place of her birth in Paris France to her new home in California where a novel and strange life awaits her and tell me, can family betrayal be forgiven? Can love be learned? Très tabou.

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      Olympic X Press

      Table of Contents

      Copyright

      Warning

      Salutations

      The Backstory

      The Art of Asking

      Leaving Paris

      Good Bye Uncle

      The Letters

      Welcome to America

      My Future Revealed

      The Consummation

      My Name

      Revenge

      Promiscuous

      Oblivion

      About the Author

      © 2017All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the author. All characters names appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons is purely coincidental.

      Digital license: Thank you for downloading this e-book. Be advised this book remains copyrighted property and may not be redistributed to others for commercial or non-commercial use without express permission from the author or their representative.

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      Sensuelle

      Contains adult content

      Salutations

      Je salue le public de lecture.

      Greetings dear reader.

      The Backstory

      Mon histoire

      I was born Alida Franciscus. Franciscus after my father, a man I have never met. According to ma mère, my mother, he died in the war. I later learned there were no wars during that time. Every orphelin de père, fatherless child born in the house had heard the same story; their father’s all died in the war.

      I was delivered in the kitchen of a bordello in Paris France owned by Madame la Grillé, a woman ma mère spoke highly of. After my birth, ma mère and I stayed on at the brothel until I was seven years old. No other woman and child of the Grillé house had ever stayed as long. We were lucky.

      As I recall our life was very comfortable during those years. Sweet ma mère would bring croissants every evening to the pantry where I slept. She wore pretty dresses and smelled of cabbage rose perfume. Each night she read to me until I fell asleep with my head nestled in her chiffon lap. I have not since known such a comfort.

      On occasion, when she was not entertaining, I was allowed to stay the night in ma mère’s chamber where we cuddled and laughed and played a game she called faire semblant de princesse. According to the rules of imagination I could be princess of any country I chose. Each time I chose Germany. As a German princess I would have the power to save the poor and grant every citizen one wish on their birthday.

      Germany was the native land of ma mère’s father – another man I had not met, though I knew well from the stories she shared. I pitied ma mère, for her beloved father had truthfully died in war. Ma mère’s mother died the following year; she said the cause of death was simply a broken heart. Uncle Lucien later told me their mother fell ill from starvation and worry, exhausted from trying to maintain the farm when he and ma mère moved to France. When either of them spoke of my grandmother, their eyes dampened and stared at the ground.

      According to Uncle Lucien, he was happy to be

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